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Districts and schools Students Staff

Number of districts 1993-94 2002-03 Public school 1993-94 2002-03 Number of FTE 1993-94 2002-03

(CCD) 36 36 enrollment (CCD) Pre-K 465 1,209 teachers (CCD) Elementary 4,637 n/a
K-8 103,603 111,204 Middle 2,239 n/a
9-12 38,470 46,661 High 2,821 n/a
Total (K-12) 142,073 157,865 Combined 19 n/a
Number of public schools (CCD)
Other 107 n/a
Elementary 212 214

Total 9,823 n/a
Middle 51 57
Race/ethnicity (CCD)

High 41 47 Number of FTE non-teacher staff (CCD)
American Indian/Alaskan Native * 1%
Combined 2 4 Instructional aides 1,320 2,344
Asian/Pacific Islander 3% 3
Other 3 4 Instructional coordinators 78 67
Black, non-Hispanic 7 8
Total 309 326 Administrators 524 651
Hispanic 9 16
White, non-Hispanic 81 72 Other 3,697 4,516
Number
of charter schools (CCD) 7 Total 5,619 7,578
Students with disabilities (OSEP) 13% 17%
Finances Percentage of teachers with a major in the main subject
taught, grades 7-12 (SASS) 1994 2000
Total current expenditures 1993-94 2001-02 Students with limited 5% 7% English 94% 74%
(CCD, adjusted for inflation to 2001-02, in thousands)
English proficiency (NCELA) Mathematics 81 82
Instructional $844,602 $989,404 Science 94 81
Noninstructional 32,448 40,573 Social studies 93 80
Support 390,456 503,479 Migrant students
* *
Total 1,267,505 1,533,456 (OME) Percentage of core courses taught by highly qualified
teachers, 2002-03 (As defined and reported by states, collected by ED)
Eighth-grade students enrolled in 1996 2003 All schools
63%
Per-pupil expenditures $8,701 $9,703 Algebra
I for high school credit 32% n/a
(CCD , adjusted for inflation to 2001-02) (NAEP) High-poverty schools 58%
Low-poverty schools Not Available
Students eligible to participate in the Free or Reduced-
Sources of funding
Price Lunch Program, 2002-03 53,084
(CCD, 2001-02) Local (CCD)
Outcomes
Federal 52% 1993-94 2000-01
6%
Number of schools, by percent of students eligible to High
school dropout rate (NCES) 5% 5%
participate in the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program, Avg. freshman graduation rate (NCES) 74 74
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State 2002-03 (CCD)
College-going rate (IPEDS/NCES) 65 66
42%
0-34% 198 NAEP state results (NCES)
Reading, Grade 4 1994 2003
35-49% 31 Proficient level or above 32% 30%
50-74% 33 Basic level or above 65 63
Title I allocation 2001-02 $34,250,118 Math, Grade 8 1996 2003
(ED; Includes Title I, Part A) 75-100% 56 Proficient level or above 20% 24%
Basic level or above 60 63
KEY: * = Less than 0.5 percent
— = Not applicable ^
8 schools did not report.
K n/a = Not available
92 # = Sample size too small to calculate
FTE = Full Time Equivalent
 Rhode Island
Statewide Accountability Information Student Achievement 2002-03
New Standards Reference Exam, used for NCLB accountability
See Appendix B for Rhode Island’s definitions of proficient for English or language arts and mathematics English or language arts
for grades 4, 8, and high school. Proficient level or above for: Grade 4 Grade 8 High school
All students 62% 41% 43%
See http://www.infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2005/state/infoworks_statereport.pdf for more details on the Economically disadvantaged students 44 23 23
statewide accountability system. Migrant students n/a n/a n/a
State assessment for NCLB accountability: New Standards Reference Exam Students with disabilities 30 14 17
State student achievement levels: Little evidence of achivement, Below the standard, Nearly Students with limited English proficiency 22 10 7
Black, non-Hispanic students 42 26 26
achieved the standard, Achieved the Standard, Achieved the Standard with Honors
Hispanic students 40 22 23
NCLB Accountability Goals White, non-Hispanic students 71 49 50
2001-02 Annual measurable Target Student achievement trend: English or language arts percent proficient level or above
objective starting point (2002-03) 100%
Grade 4 English language arts 76.1% 76.1% 2003
Mathematics 61.7 61.7 75% n/a 2002
Grade 8 English language arts 68 68
62 n/a 2001
Mathematics 46.1 46.1 50% 41 43
High school English language arts 62.6 62.6
Mathematics 44.8 44.8 25%

2002-03 NCLB accountability results, applied to 2003-04 school year 0%

AYP outcomes and consequences Title I schools All schools All districts
Made AYP 82 (56%) 208 (66%) 25 (69%)
Identified for improvement:
Year 1 12 (8%) 21 (7%) 0
Year 2 11 (8%) 11 (4%) 4 (11%)
Corrective action 1 (1%) 1 (*) 2 (6%)
Restructuring 0 0 0
Exited improvement status (made AYP twice 0 0 0
after missing twice or more, includes total Hispanic students 22 13 13
“made” above)
Grade 4 Grade 8 High School
Mathematics
Proficient level or above for: Grade 4 Grade 8 High school
All students 42% 34% 34%
Economically disadvantaged students 26 15 13
Migrant students n/a n/a n/a
Students with disabilities 24 11 10
Students with limited English proficiency 14 8 5
Black, non-Hispanic students 20 15 13
White, non-Hispanic students 50 42 42

Other indicator, 2002-03 State target State outcome Student achievement trend: Mathematics percent proficient level or above
Elementary indicator: Attendance rate 90% Met
100% 2003
Middle indicator: Attendance rate 90% Met
High school indicator: Graduation rate 71.4% Met
75% n/a 2002
NCLB choice participation Number of Title I students Percent of eligible students n/a 2001
50% 42
Title I school choice: 39 * 34 34
Supplemental educational services: 2,191 23%
25%

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Grade 4 Grade 8 High School

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